Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

Psychic type is also Victini's type.

Furthermore... Psychic-type is super effective against Gastly!

Under such a double blow, Gastly, which was not known for its resilience, was blasted back to Saki's side on the spot, its face full of pain!

'Tini!'

Seeing that the 'gathering of monsters' was successful, Roco noticed that Victini had generated a lot of energy in one go, and that this energy was being converted into heat!

Knowing that the little rabbit wanted to end the battle on the spot with a single V-Blaze, he simply reached out and poked its little head, stopping it from continuing its attack.

The reason is simple: if Victini uses a powerful move like V-Blast, it will inevitably damage itself as well.

This is where it falls short in combat.

Using these techniques against a powerful enemy is understandable, but against these guys in front of us—they're not worthy!

And before dealing with them, there's one more thing Roc wants to know right now.

"Xianze...were those Ghost-type Pokémon scared away because of you?"

As Rocco spoke, Alice was also drawn to the commotion and turned around.

As soon as she turned around, she saw Gastly being defeated by Victini, so she went to Rocco's side without hesitation.

Her Pikachu also stood in front of them, its four limbs on the ground, its tail raised, and two golden bolts of electricity hanging from the electric pouch on its face.

Victini, who had just made a move, simply folded her little paws in mid-air and closed her sapphire-like eyes after being stopped by Rocco, showing no intention of making a move at all.

When Xianze saw this, his facial features became even more ferocious.

The sneak attack failed, and being forced to this point, he lost all initiative—he felt that nothing he did today was going exceptionally well!

So at this moment, he pursed his lips and continued Luo Ke's words.

"No, but..."

boom!

The instant he uttered those two words, a fist swiftly approached him and slammed directly into his face!

This strongman, famous throughout the surrounding area, felt as if he had been punched by the King of Sickness. Under the irresistible force, he was sent flying backward, crashing headfirst into the wall behind him, bleeding profusely from his head, and immediately passed out!

At this moment, his Haunter, Zubat, and Koffing realized that Roko, who had been next to Victini and Iris, had already disappeared in a blur, while the real Roko was right next to them!

"Then what are you talking about? You'll have plenty of time to say anything once we catch you."

"As for now..."

Luo Ke turned his head and glanced at Xian Ze's three elves.

"you..."

As soon as he spoke, Gastly and the other two took action.

Gastly immediately raised its pair of ghostly claws high, surrendering on the spot!

The supersonic bat simply landed and lay down on the ground, bowing its head to Rocco.

Only the gas bomb, which has no hands and is spherical, couldn't give up easily. In its desperation, it could only fly towards the unconscious Xianze and then crash into the Poké Ball on Xianze's body.

Instead of releasing the remaining three Pokémon from Xianze, it went back inside on its own!

Alice and Pikachu were stunned by this scene.

Although they had also participated in the summer camp activities and witnessed Roco capturing Pokémon with his fists, when this scene happened in a battle between Roco and a trainer, the speed was still too fast and the impact was too great!

The battle ended in an instant!

This is Luo Ke!

Bictini nodded repeatedly as he watched.

Seeing that Roko didn't care at all, Haunter and Zubat cautiously retreated to Xianze's side, pressed their Poké Balls one after the other, and went back inside!

After that, all of Xianze's six Pokémon huddled in the corner of the Poké Ball, not daring to even peek out through the red part, trembling with fear!

It was as if without Xianze, the six of them had lost all their confidence and assurance.

At this moment, Alice noticed that Rocco was still standing in the same spot as Xianze, looking around with his eyes.

His reaction made Alice equally wary.

"Luo Ke, are there still enemies?"

Despite her caution, when Alice mentioned the enemy, Rocco couldn't sense any tension from her. Instead, he could see her excitement—the excitement of having the opportunity to battle elves against humans!

Clearly, this sudden battle did not dampen the young lady's enthusiasm for fighting; it only fueled her fighting spirit and will to battle!

However, Luo Ke shook his head slightly.

"No, I was just thinking, if it wasn't Xianze who scared away those elves, then this guy who scared away so many elves must have a really strong ability to hide."

Upon hearing Rocco's words, Alice's gaze towards him first became dazed, then clear, and finally turned strange.

If she had no clue before, then seeing how much the elves of Xianze feared Roko, she had a guess in her mind.

"Luo Ke... do you think it's possible that this elf is something you made up, and that it never existed in the first place?"

"And what scared away those Ghost-type Pokémon with keen senses—was actually you?"

......

42. The Hero and the Sword (1)

Alice felt she had guessed the truth.

Rocco began to ponder, recalling Eureka's wariness when she first saw him, Ditto's fear upon first meeting him, and even glancing at Victini, who had chosen him on their very first meeting...

It seems, perhaps, possibly, probably...

That makes sense!

To those perceptive elves, they might actually be quite frightening?

Luo Ke was starting to seriously doubt himself.

But there are some people in this world who never doubt themselves, because whenever they encounter problems, something will happen. It's destiny, it's the will of the people, it's the opportune moment of the times that can send even a pig flying.

bass--

A clear sword cry tore through the pure white moonlight, and a massive sword shadow stretched from the distance, engulfing Rocco and Alice. In that instant, Alice had the illusion that the end of this shadow lay in hell!

'alone--'

A muffled cry came from high above, and by the time Alice noticed the sound, she found that Rocco and Victini had already been looking up at the sky.

Where their eyes met, there stood an elf.

The bronze scabbard has a single blue eye on the hilt, and the flowing red sword belt has a tail structure that blends into the dark patterns. The bottom of the tail is drawn into a straight line, which then branches into four strands, like human fingers.

The crisp sound of the sword earlier was the sound of it drawing the sword by wrapping its own sword belt around the scabbard!

Even from a distance, Alice could feel the sharp aura emanating from the dark red sword. It wasn't an illusion or a shared feeling; it was the powerful spiritual energy emanating from the spirit known as the Single-Sheathed Sword.

The invisible power acting on the spiritual level has taken on a tangible sharpness. This is the result of the combination of Ghost and Steel types, and it is also proof of this Pokémon's strength!

Even Alice and Rocco were puzzled. With such strong spiritual power, why was this single sword sheath still a single sword sheath and hadn't evolved yet?

Strange, mysterious, and clearly hostile!

bass--

Its sword tip aimed downwards, transforming into a flying arrow that, with lightning speed and the momentum of a rolling boulder, pierced straight at Luo Ke!

Because of the mental connection with Victini, Rocco saw it as soon as it appeared.

It emerged directly from a shadow. Upon appearing, it leaped into the air, cleanly and decisively targeting them without the slightest hesitation. Its goal was them, and at that moment, Rocco realized—this was the spirit he had been searching for!

Yes, Luo Ke no longer doubts himself.

It no longer mattered who had scared away the spirits. He was there to subdue them; as long as he found them, he didn't want to dwell on the details. Rather than wasting his energy on such things, he preferred to experience the powerful spiritual energy emanating from the single sword sheath.

This power piqued Rocco's interest.

But more importantly—this is a different colored elf!

Rarity always attracts Loko, or as a Pokémon player, if you encounter a shiny Pokémon in the wild, even if the type of Pokémon is not what you want, you will most likely choose to catch it.

Finally... Rocco liked the personality that the elf showed!

If this thing can suddenly emerge from the shadows, then the best place for it to launch an attack is not a high place, but the shadow of him, Alice, Pikachu, or Victini!

They flew out directly from behind them and launched an attack at close range!

But it didn't. It chose a high place, chose to make no attempt to conceal its spiritual power and voice, and chose to launch a direct attack under their gaze!

This approach is not clever, nor does it fit the eerie, unpredictable, and flexible nature of the Ghost type. Instead, it is closer to the Steel type, or rather... more like a king's sword than an assassin's sword, a sword that... Rocco wanted!

As it launched its attack, Victini glanced at Rocco.

During this time, it stayed by Luo Ke's side and learned a lot of random information about elves.

Single sword sheath, Ghost and Steel type.

This attribute combination is quite good. It grants immunity to three attributes and resistance to nine attributes. One of the attributes it is weak against is ground, and in reality, moves with this attribute are notoriously high in power but low in accuracy. Moreover, the single-edged sword sheath can also fly.

But it's weak to fire!

Although Ghost-type moves are effective against Victini, Victini is fully capable of severely damaging it with a single V-Blaze, or even rendering it unable to battle!

But when it saw Luo Ke's expression, it knew that it had no chance to make a move.

At this moment, Luo Ke's eyes widened, his lips pursed, and his body leaned slightly forward, ready to pounce!

When the single-edged sword pierced his shoulder, the tip went straight through his body. Only then did the single-edged sword realize that the Luo Ke who remained in place was just a phantom!

Meanwhile, the real Luo Ke circled around to the back of the single-edged sword sheath from the side, reached out and grabbed the hilt of the single-edged sword sheath!

'alone!'

Noticing that he had been captured, the sword sheath immediately manipulated the red sword belt, making it snake along Luo Ke's wrist and wrap around his entire forearm. At the same time, the finger-like fork at the end of the sword belt hooked the bronze sword sheath in the most extreme hand shape, and whipped the sword sheath towards Luo Ke's chin like a whip!

During this process, Luo Ke could feel that the scabbard seemed to be absorbing something as he held it.

He raised his other hand and grabbed the scabbard that was being slashed at him, using his own strength to take it away!

The sword sheath was initially shocked by the power, but then it had no intention of taking back the sheath. Instead, it used the sword belt to completely wrap around Luo Ke's right arm, holding on tightly while also increasing the absorption force!

Luo Ke had seen the illustration and description of the single-edged sword sheath when he played the game before.

Although the encyclopedia uses the vague term "it seems" to describe the fact that each sword sheath harbors a dead soul, the encyclopedia confirms that it absorbs life force.

However, Luo Ke did not panic in the face of this situation. Instead, he held up the scabbard and carefully examined the dark red blade, a hint of satisfaction flashing across his face.

'alone...'

The single sword sheath, which was absorbing life force, was somewhat taken aback, and even a little helpless.

It's not that it can't absorb Roco's life force, but rather that Roco's life force... is too much!

Without Luo Ke needing to activate his own life force, the life force generated by his every breath and heartbeat was already a number that Du Jiancha could not even imagine.

In other words, its current state has not actually caused any harm to Luo Ke.

If Luo Ke wanted to, he could unleash a massive amount of life force in one go, enough to completely destroy the sword sheath and render it incapable of fighting!

This is the gap between them, a gap even greater than the distance between the sky and the earth!

Realizing this, a hint of human helplessness flashed in the single blue eye of the sword sheath.

It is the lord of this ghost ship, the king of the elves!

With its powerful spiritual energy, it used to help Ghost-type Pokémon when they encountered problems, and it did indeed solve many problems, protecting the entire settlement.

Even though the creature known as the Elite Four member had a stronger Pokémon, it ultimately abandoned its original plan and left.

But this time it won't work...

A monster was encountered, and despite all efforts, it could not be defeated!

That's what it's thinking now.

If it can achieve something by fighting desperately, then it will fight desperately; if continuing to fight is the right thing to do, then it will fight; if struggling can help it escape from its opponent, then it will definitely struggle!

Unfortunately, it can't do anything right now.